Dornier Do 328

Passenger Airliner

Germany | 1993

"The Dornier 328 prop-powered high-wing aircraft continued the line established by the original Do 27."

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The Dornier Do 328 is a high-winged, twin-turboprop regional airliner serving (or having served) a modest collection of global customers today (2022). Some 217 of the type have been built for service after a first-flight in December of 1991 and series introduction had in 1993. The aircraft has been built under the brand labels of Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) from 1991 until 2000.

The general design arrangement of the aircraft is rather conventional: the flight deck features side-by-side seating for two and an elegantly-shaped nose section for excellent views out-of-the-cockpit for the pilots. The aircraft is given high-mounted mainplanes for excellent short-field performance, aiding in the low-and-slow flight envelope. The mainplanes are seated over the fuselage just ahead of midships, providing good ground clearance to the propeller units as well. The turboprop-based engines are positioned under the wings and extended out from the leading edges, each driving six-bladed propeller systems. At the rear is a single vertical fin with a crossing horizontal plane in the Multhopp "T-style" arrangement - the plane clearing the wash from the propellers. The undercarriage legs are deliberately short to ease loading and unloading of the aircraft. The wheeled units are all retractable into the design to preserve aerodynamic efficiency. Rectangular, hinged access doors along the side of the fuselage provide the needed entry-exit of the aircraft.

The initial market form of the series was the Do 328-100 and this was followed y the improved Do 328-110 which increased operational ranges as well as operating weights. The Do 328-120 saw its Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) capabilities enhanced even further while the Do 328-130 was given a higher speed progressive rudder authority reduction. The Do 328JET, formerly known as the Do 328-300, carries turbofans in place of the turboprops.

The specialized D328eco by Deutsche Aircraft of 2019 is an environmentally-friendly mark utilizing a power-to-liquid SAF engine scheme relying on green hydrogen pulled form CO2.

The Do 328 has also been taken on by the United States Air Force as the C-146A "Wolfhound" to operate under the banner of Special Operations Command. Some twenty airframes were procured for the sub-branch.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Dornier Do 328-110 Passenger Airliner.

2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PW119B turboprop engines developing 2,179 horsepower each driving six-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion

395 mph
635 kph | 343 kts
Max Speed

385 mph
620 kph | 335 kts
Cruise Speed

31,020 ft
9,455 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling

621 miles
1,000 km | 540 nm
Operational Range

City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).

NYC

LON

PAR

BER

MOS

TOK

SYD

LAX

NYC

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Dornier Do 328-110 Passenger Airliner.

2
(MANNED)
Crew

69.3 ft
21.11 m
O/A Length

68.8 ft
(20.98 m)
O/A Width

23.8 ft
(7.25 m)
O/A Height

19,665 lb
(8,920 kg)
Empty Weight

30,115 lb
(13,660 kg)
MTOW

Design Balance
The three qualities reflected below are altitude, speed, and range. The more full the box, the more balanced the design.

RANGE

ALT

SPEED

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Dornier Do 328 family line.

Do 328 - Base Series Designation

Do 328-100 - Initial production model of 1993.

Do 328-110 - Increased operating range and operating weights.

Do 328-120 - Enhanced Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) capabilities.

Do 328-130 - Revised high-speed rudder functionality.

Do 328JET - Turbofan engines replacing the original turboprop arrangement.

Do 328eco - Power-to-Liquid SAF green hydrogen engine-capable.

C-146A "Wolfhound" - US AFSOC variant.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Dornier Do 328. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 217 Units
Contractor(s): Dornier; Fairchild-Dornier; Sierra Nevada Corporation - Germany / United States

[ Botswana; Canada; Germany; Iceland; Indonesia; Malta; Nigeria; Philippines; South Africa; United States ]

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